, 1887-04-17
ODDS N ENDS.
Stray Leaves From a Reporter's
Note Book,
Gathered During the Past Twenty
Four Hours.

a glass factory is one of the probabili-
ties In the near future in Cheyenne.
The streets are again we'll carpeted with
mud, and the sprinkler is taking a good
rest.
w. M. Duguay is putting in a large
soda fountain on the strength of the
boom.
The business card of Mr.. l.. d. Rick
etts, mining engineer, appears in this
issue of THE LEADER.
The city ordinances are to be recon-
piled and reprinted, something which
ought to have been done long ago.
Those who are on the lookout for sub.
contracts will be on the watch for Col.
Allen, when lie returns from Laramie.
There are a large number of cowboys
in the city looking for work, which they
do not find as readily as could be desired.
The attention of our readers is directed
to the handsome new advertisement of
VIM. Myers, the well known dry goods
dealer.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton will hold a devotional meeting at the
First Baptist church at 800 o'clock this
afternoon.
Unless the heavy rain of yesterday may
cause it, Crow creek will not probably
boom" this spring as it has done in
years gore by.
There is still lots of snow southwest of
Laramie City, so much, in fact, that Col.
Schnitger was three days in travelling
thirty seven miles.
Col. Murrin, as clerk of court, is be-
coming quite familiar with the details of
his office, and seems at home among the
books, papers and records.
Our brickmakers are preparing to be.
gin active operations, and r. ?. McDon-
aid thinks he will be in trim to put up
$4,000 per day after he gets started
Judge Peck came to the court house
yesterday afternoon to file some papers in
a case now pending, and was astonished
to learn hat J. X. jeffrey was no longer
clerk of court.
The presidents of the two rival street
railway companies are L.. Voorhees,, of the
Cheyenne City and Circle Street Railway
company" and N. R. D.vis of the
Cheyenne City Street Railway Com
pany."
On account of the severe storm Of yes
terday afternoon. work had to be suspend
ed on the capitol, depot and other build
ings now in process of erection in the
city. all of which did not make the work
men as mad as it did the contractors.
On account ofsome unexplained atmos-
pheric cause the Zehner & Buechner
block began to turn white in spots at the
beginning of the week, and the spots
having been reprinted the building now
presents a very speckled appearance.
An exceeding severe thunder shower
struck Cheyenne early Yesterday after.
noon and ragged with considerable violence
hSo4iy WV buuIS, uuIluB WHICH Jlme
more straight up" rain fell than has
fallen here for the past six months alto
gether.
The articles of incorporation of the
Cheyenne City Street Railway company
were filed with the county clerk yesterday,
but as THE LEADER has al
ready given the names of the trustees,
capital stock, ETC., there is no necessity OF
referring to them again.
The United States signal observer re-
ports as follows: Maximum temperature
yesterday, $50; minimum temperature,
330; highest wind, 10 miles per hour;
direction, southwest. At 3 p. m. the tenn
perature at Salt Lake was $50, Denver 520,
Omaha 5O', North Platte 800, Yankton
470.